448: Ancient Land of Taiyin, Gray Ruins
The border between Great Xia and Eastern Zhou was a vast mountain range known as the Absolute Yin Mountains.
The mountains stretched north to south, incredibly steep, like a coiling dragon separating the two imperial dynasties.
The central part of the mountain range was shattered, forming thousands of peaks, and the area where these thousand peaks were located was called the Taiyin Ancient Land.
The Taiyin Ancient Land was shrouded in mist year-round, intensely cold, filled with terrifying death energy, and home to many powerful fierce beasts, making it difficult for ordinary cultivators to enter.
Three days later.
Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang arrived at the outskirts of the Taiyin Ancient Land.
A thousand meters ahead, over three hundred people had gathered, most of them from Eastern Zhou, coming from different sects and a small handful of rogue cultivators.
Besides them, there were also more than a dozen demon beasts among the crowd. Those around them watched with wary eyes but said nothing, clearly indicating some form of cooperation.
“Profound Manifestation Daoist, White Ape Daoist, the time is almost right, let’s go in!”
An old man in a blood-red robe slowly spoke.
Beside him were a middle-aged man covered in corpse energy and a white-furred demon ape.
These three were all in the early stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm and were the leaders of these three hundred-plus people.
They came from the Blood River Sect, Mystic Corpse Sect, and the Ten Thousand Demons Gate of Eastern Zhou.
“Good!”
Profound Manifestation of the Mystic Corpse Sect and White Ape of the Ten Thousand Demons Gate nodded slightly.
They chose to cooperate this time because powerful individuals from their respective forces were trapped in the Taiyin Ancient Land, and they had received distress signals, so they rushed over quickly.
“Go!”
The three Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators did not hesitate and immediately charged forward.
“Follow!”
The others quickly followed.
“...”
Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang exchanged a glance, then flew forward.
Immediately upon entering the Taiyin Ancient Land.
All they saw was gray mist, with visibility less than three meters, and dense, chilling yin and death energy permeated the surroundings.
Within the mist, a terrifying killing intent seemed to lurk, causing an inexplicable fear.
Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang transformed into afterimages, traversing between the mountains. After passing through more than a dozen peaks, they stopped.
In the area ahead, the mountains disappeared, and a deep abyss faintly appeared. A gray stone bridge spanned the abyss, with only the beginning of the bridge visible, the rest obscured by mist.
The three hundred-plus people were moving along the stone bridge, their figures gradually enveloped by the mist.
“Ah…”
Suddenly, a series of piercing screams came from the stone bridge, followed by various attacks erupting.
“...”
Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang looked towards the stone bridge, faintly able to see dense swarms of blood-red insects flying, constantly attacking the people on the bridge.
Lin Qinghuang calmly said, “Those are Blood Zombie Worms. They grow by absorbing corpse energy and death energy. Their attack power is not weak, and once they invade a human body, the corpse energy and death energy erupt, instantly killing the person.”
“...”
Xie Weilou smiled indifferently. These Blood Zombie Worms were not weak, but they couldn't do anything to the three Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators.
Let those people scout the way!
Lin Qinghuang knew Xie Weilou’s thoughts and said nothing more.
After waiting for half an incense stick of time.
The screams on the stone bridge ceased, and the world became utterly silent.
“Let’s go!”
Xie Weilou said, then walked forward with Lin Qinghuang.
As they stepped onto the stone bridge, they saw thirty corpses and countless insect corpses.
“...”
They paid no attention and continued forward.
After walking three thousand meters along the stone bridge, the mist gradually dissipated, and a massive gray ruin appeared before them.
Within the ruins, numerous buildings had been razed to the ground; not a single complete building could be seen. The yin and death energy here were even denser.
Rumble!
This area harbored terrifying killing intent. Many ancient corpses crawled out of the ground, their eyes blood-red, their bodies filled with extremely terrifying death energy.
There were also many strange Yin Beasts around, their bodies exuding chilling yin energy.
“Roar!”
The ancient corpses and Yin Beasts roared, instantly pouncing on the cultivators.
Their aura was extremely terrifying, and some of the ancient corpses and Yin Beasts exuded the pressure of the Dragon Transformation Realm.
“Attack!”
The three Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators’ expressions darkened, and they immediately attacked, powerful forces erupting.
“...”
Xie Weilou looked around, a peculiar glint in his eyes.
As he approached this ruin, he clearly felt the Profound Manifestation ghost shadow quietly devouring death energy, and some of the surrounding death energy slowly entered his body.
“It seems this place is a treasure trove. Perhaps I can solidify the ghost shadow here.”
Xie Weilou thought to himself. He closed his eyes, releasing his soul power to observe the situation in this ruin.
After some observation, he didn't gain much, nor did he see Si Ming’s figure. With his soul power, it was difficult to cover the entire ruin.
Lin Qinghuang gazed ahead: “From the depths of this ruin, a terrifying aura seems to be emanating. There should be a formidable entity there.”
“Then there’s no need to waste time here. Let’s go directly to the depths of the ruin.”
Xie Weilou walked forward with a calm expression.
Lin Qinghuang followed beside him.
“Roar!”
Just as the two had advanced three hundred meters, some of the surrounding ancient corpses and Yin Beasts suddenly attacked them.
“...”
Lin Qinghuang extended her hand, and Tianya Sword appeared in her grasp.
Clang!
She instantly drew her sword, and a chilling sword qi erupted. The ancient corpses and Yin Beasts that lunged at them instantly turned to dust.
The two continued forward. Most of the ancient corpses and Yin Beasts were blocked by the other people, so they proceeded quite easily.
“Fellow Daoists, halt!”
A cold voice sounded. The blood-robed elder from the Blood River Sect blasted the ancient corpse in front of him with a palm. His eyes were cold as he stared at Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang.
Xie Weilou stopped and glanced at the blood-robed elder: “What?”
The blood-robed elder sneered, “This old man is an elder of the Blood River Sect! We are fighting tooth and nail here, yet you two want to take advantage. Is that appropriate? Stop at once and help us deal with these ancient corpses and Yin Beasts, otherwise, don’t blame this old man for being impolite.”
“That’s right! Dare to take another step, and you will be killed without mercy!”
Profound Manifestation and White Ape also stared at Xie Weilou with fierce eyes.
They came here, on one hand, to rescue people, and on the other, to seek opportunities and good fortune. Naturally, they were unwilling to let others snatch the fruits of their labor before them.
Xie Weilou looked at Lin Qinghuang and smiled faintly: “What does Qinghuang think?”
Rip!
Lin Qinghuang’s figure flashed, instantly appearing before the blood-robed elder. She grabbed the blood-robed elder’s neck and lifted him up.
“You…”
The blood-robed elder’s expression changed drastically.
“Die!”
Lin Qinghuang squeezed hard, and the blood-robed elder’s body instantly exploded into a bloody mist, dying on the spot.
“Hmm?”
Seeing the blood-robed elder suppressed and killed, Profound Manifestation and White Ape’s expressions changed, and their eyes showed surprise.
Lin Qinghuang looked fiercely at Profound Manifestation and White Ape. She took a step, and afterimages appeared, passing by the two in an instant.
Boom!
Tianya Sword slashed out, its sword qi incredibly chilling, splitting heaven and earth with a single strike.
“...”
Profound Manifestation and White Ape’s expressions were blank. A bloodstain appeared on their faces, and the bloodstain gradually widened.
Boom!
The next second, their bodies split in half, blood splattering, their souls extinguished, dying on the spot.
The three early-stage Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators were dead!
Lin Qinghuang held the blood-stained Tianya Sword. Her figure moved, appearing beside Xie Weilou, and she calmly said, “When encountering people who don’t know their place, of course, you kill them!”
After speaking, she waved her sleeve, and three storage rings and a demon core flew towards Xie Weilou.
Xie Weilou took the spoils of war and said with a smile, “Killing without batting an eye, my Qinghuang is truly a ruthless person.”
“Thank you for the compliment!”
Lin Qinghuang held her sword and walked forward.
“...”
Xie Weilou smiled and followed. As for the fate of the others, it was none of their concern, as long as they didn’t provoke them.
“It’s over!”
The remaining people around them showed expressions of terror. Three Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators, just like that, gone?
With so many ancient corpses and Yin Beasts still around, how could they resist?
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